All Saints' Choir Wokingham at Llandaff Cathedral, July 2010

All Saints' Choir

Advent Carol Service 2009

All Saints' Church,Wokingham, has a choir of over thirty core and associate singers, of whom a dozen or so are trebles. The music sung is diverse, ranging from Tudor through to the 21st Century. The choir is affiliated to The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM). In conjunction with the RSCM "Voice for Life" scheme all trebles study for the Bishop's Awards.

As well as its singing activities, the choir enjoys a number of social activities and, for the trebles, events such as going swimming or bowling and visiting theme parks.

For more details of the choir follow this link.

List of Organists, Choirmasters and Directors of Music (from 1855)

Present Director of Music

The Copeman-Hart Organ at All Saints' Church, Wokingham

The Choir's main task is helping to lead the worship of the Parish of All Saints. Please follow this link to see the main Choral Services for 2011.

The Choir also regularly takes its music outside the Parish. Annually in the last week of July or first week of August we sing a week of services in a cathedral. Last year the Choir visited Llandaff Cathedral from 26th July to 1st August. There are usually a number of Saturday visits to cathedrals and other churches to sing choral evensong. Last year the Choir made just one visit, to Dorchester Abbey, Oxon, on 10th July. Details of the music to be sung are available here.

In 2009, we sang an all-Tallis choral evensong at Waltham Abbey on 13th June, and a week of services at Derby Cathedral from 27th July to 2nd August. For the music lists please click here.

In 2008, the Choir sang at Portsmouth Cathedral, All Saints' Parish Church Ryde IOW, Edington Priory, Greyfriars' Church, Reading, and Romsey Abbey. Details of the music and photos please click here.

In previous years we sang at Chester Cathedral (2007), Sherborne Abbey (2006), Tewkesbury Abbey (2005), Bury St. Edmunds (2004), and Brecon Cathedral (2003). Other day visits in recent years include  Southwark Cathedral, Greyfriars Church, Reading, Christchurch Priory, Guildford Cathedral, Coventry Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral and St George's Chapel, Windsor.

Follow the above links for photos, lists of music sung, and other memories of these visits.

We sang at Chichester Cathedral in 2011. Proposed future visits include Wells Cathedral in 2012, a cathedral yet to be decided in 2013, and Truro Cathedral in 2014.